21046 - Motya (didrachm hound/nymph) over uncertain type (Syracuse, MA, inv. 53440)
From SILVER
410 BCE - 405 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Motya_Syracuse.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Syracuse, MA, inv. 53440 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Dog standing r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of a nymph r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Motya | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 405 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.458.45 g <br />8,450 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Garraffo 1984, p. 137, n° 1, pl. XVIII, n° 8 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19711Jenkins 1971, 36, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 137, n° 1, pl. XVIII, n° 8, SNG ANS 4 Sicily3SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 498 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
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References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1971), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 1", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 50, p. 25-78, pl. 1-24.
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1984), Le riconiazioni in Magna Grecia e in Sicilia. Emissioni argentee dal VI al IV secolo a.C., Catania.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
